Comments on: Great advice for IT Architects (and everyone else for that matter) http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/02/14/great-advice-for-it-architects-and-everyone-else-for-that-matter/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:04:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: james governor http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/02/14/great-advice-for-it-architects-and-everyone-else-for-that-matter/#comment-1141 james governor Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:10:43 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=502#comment-1141 interesting questions of "voice". can one blog slowly? interesting questions of “voice”.

can one blog slowly?

]]> By: Richard G Brown http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2006/02/14/great-advice-for-it-architects-and-everyone-else-for-that-matter/#comment-1140 Richard G Brown Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:52:56 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=502#comment-1140 "What do you think: would I have more credibility if I talked slowly, wore tweeds and slippers and smoked a pipe?" I don't think I've ever heard you speak so can't answer the specific question. However, I've long thought that an ability to speak slowly, clearly, concisely and confidently is a predictor of 90% of one's success in life. Sadly, I have a lot of work to do on the slow, concise and clear piece :-) “What do you think: would I have more credibility if I talked slowly, wore tweeds and slippers and smoked a pipe?”

I don’t think I’ve ever heard you speak so can’t answer the specific question.

However, I’ve long thought that an ability to speak slowly, clearly, concisely and confidently is a predictor of 90% of one’s success in life.

Sadly, I have a lot of work to do on the slow, concise and clear piece :-)

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